curtain

noun

1. 窗帘
   a piece of cloth that is hung to cover a window
2. 窗帘
   a piece of cloth that is hung to cover a window
3. 帘；幔；（遮隔房间的）帷幔；床帷
   a piece of cloth that is hung up as a screen in a room or around a bed, for example
   1. a shower curtain
      淋浴帘
4. （舞台上的）幕，幕布，帷幕
   a piece of thick, heavy cloth that hangs in front of the stage in the theatre
   1. The audience was waiting for the curtain to rise (= for the play to begin) .
      观众在等待开幕。
   2. There was tremendous applause when the curtain came down (= the play ended) .
      幕落时响起了经久不息的掌声。
   3. We left just before the final curtain .
      我们刚好在演出结束前离开。
   4. The curtain has fallen on her long and distinguished career (= her career has ended) .
      她那漫长而成就卓著的事业生涯已告结束。
   5. It's time to face the final curtain (= the end; death) .
      人生的戏该落幕了。
5. 覆盖物；隐蔽物；防护物
   a thing that covers, hides or protects sth
   1. a curtain of rain/smoke
      雨 / 烟幕
   2. She pushed back the curtain of brown hair from her eyes.
      她把棕色的头发从眼前拢到脑后。

verb

1. 给（窗户或房间）装上帘子
   to provide curtains for a window or a room

1. N-COUNT 窗帘
   Curtains are large pieces of material which you hang from the top of a window.
   1. Her bedroom curtains were drawn.
      她卧室的窗帘拉上了。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 drapes


2. 纱幔;帷幔
   Curtains are pieces of very thin material which you hang in front of windows in order to prevent people from seeing in.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 net curtains


3. N-SING (舞台上的)幕，帷幕
   In a theatre, the curtain is the large piece of material that hangs in front of the stage until a performance begins.
   1. The curtain rises toward the end of the Prelude.
      序曲将近结束时帷幕升起来了。
4. See also: ...a curtain of cigarette smoke... He saw something dark disappear behind the curtain of leaves. Iron Curtain
5. PHRASE 使结束;标志着…的终结
   If something brings down the curtain on an event or situation, it causes or marks the end of it.
   1. Management changes are under way that will finally bring down the curtain on Lord Forte's extraordinary working life.
      正在进行的管理层变更将最终为福特勋爵辉煌的职业生涯画上句号。

1. The collapse of the Iron Curtain had immediate impact on the lives of everyone in Germany.
   铁幕的崩溃对每个德国人的生活都产生了直接的影响。
2. The curtain came down after the first act
   第一幕过后，幕布落了下来。
3. We therefore had to contrive a very large black-out curtain.
   因此我们得制作一块很大的遮光窗帘。
4. Her bedroom curtains were drawn.
   她卧室的窗帘拉上了。
5. The curtain rises toward the end of the Prelude.
   序曲将近结束时帷幕升起来了。
6. He saw something dark disappear behind the curtain of leaves.
   他看到一个黑漆漆的东西从浓密的树叶后消失了。
7. Management changes are under way that will finally bring down the curtain on Lord Forte's extraordinary working life.
   正在进行的管理层变更将最终为福特勋爵辉煌的职业生涯画上句号。
8. They took 23 curtain calls.
   他们谢幕多达23次。
9. A curtain acted as a divider between this class and another.
   帘子作为分隔物将这间教室和另一间分开。
10. You must have been on stage until the final curtain
    你肯定在台上一直呆到了演出结束。
11. I found myself behind a curtain, necking with my best friend's wife.
    我意识到自己在帘子后面吻着至友的妻子。
12. It can be sewn into curtain hems to weight the curtain and so allow it to hang better.
    可以把它缝到窗帘的褶边里增加重量，使窗帘更有垂感。
13. The curtain rises.
    幕启。
14. The land is enveloped in a curtain of darkness.
    夜幕笼罩着大地。
15. The curtain descends on the winter games.
    冰上比赛落下帷幕。
16. The curtain rises [ falls].
    幕启[落]。
17. Sunlight had discoloured the bright red curtain.
    日照使这朱红（色的）窗帘褪了色。
18. The curtain waved in the breeze.
    窗帘在微风中飘动。
19. The curtain fell to the loud applause of the audience.
    在观众热烈掌声中闭幕。
20. The wind bagged the curtain.
    风把帷幕吹得鼓了起来。
21. The curtain went up.
    开演了。
22. He was carrying out the plan behind the curtain.
    他在秘密地执行那项计划。
23. The curtain came out in spots with the light shower.
    轻微的阵雨在窗帘上留下斑斑水迹。
24. If you pull the curtain back, people will see in.
    如果你把帘子拉开，人们会往里看的。
25. Drawing the curtain aside, he looked down into the street.
    他将窗帘拉到一边，俯视街道。
26. He drew back the curtain.
    他拉开窗帘。
27. Many famous actors are on pins and needles before the curtain opens for a play.
    在帷幕拉开前，许多著名的演员感到坐立不安。
28. A mouse scuttled behind the curtain.
    一只老鼠从窗帘后面跑走了。
29. This piece of cloth is just the right size for a curtain.
    这块布做窗帘，宽窄正合适。
30. The guerrillas used the green curtain of tall crops as cover.
    游击队利用青纱帐作掩护。

curtain sth↔off

1. 用帘子隔开
   to separate an area of a room with a curtain or curtains

n.

be curtains (for sb)

• 绝望的处境；无法摆脱的困境；完蛋
  to be a situation without hope or that you cannot escape from
  1. When I saw he had a gun, I thought it was curtains for me.
     我一见他有枪，就想这下子我算是完了。

bring down the curtain on sth

bring the curtain down on sth

• 结束；标志着…的终结
  to finish or mark the end of sth
  1. His sudden decision to retire brought down the curtain on a distinguished career.
     他突然决定退休结束了他成就斐然的职业生涯。

noun

1. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

   Synonym:    drapedraperymantlepall

2. any barrier to communication or vision
   1. a curtain of secrecy
   2. a curtain of trees

verb

1. provide with drapery
   1. curtain the bedrooms